Nankai Maru
The MV Nankai Maru was an 8,416-gross register ton (GRT) freighter built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd, Nagasaki, Japan, in 1933 for Osaka Shosen Kaisha.[1][2]
| History | |
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| Name: | Nankai Maru |
| Launched: | 1933 |
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| Fate: | Sunk by torpedo on 12 September 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 8416 tons (gross), 5105 tons (net) |
| Length: | 446.8 ft (136.2 m) |
| Beam: | 60.5 ft (18.4 m) |
| Depth: | 40.7 ft (12.4 m) |
| Installed power: | 1678 NHP, built by Mitsubishi Zosen Kaisha |
| Propulsion: | Oil engines, twin screw |
She was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy as a transport in late 1941. She participated in the invasion fleets at Midway, Milne Bay (where she was damaged by a bomb), Guadacanal (where she was also damaged by a bomb). She was struck by a dud torpedo from USS Kingfish on 8 December 1942 near Okinotorishima. On 25 December 1943, she was damaged by a torpedo from USS Seadragon near Cape St. George, New Ireland and later collided with the destroyer Uzuki. She was sunk by a torpedo from USS Sealion while travelling from Singapore on 12 September 1944 in the South China Sea east of Hainan Island at 18°42'N, 114°30'E.
Citations
- "Osaka Shosen Kaisha". The Ships List. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- "Llyods Register 1941-42" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 20 August 2012.